Physician Spotlight: Gators’ Top Doc on Journey From Playing Sports to Treating Athletes
Kevin Farmer, MD, is an orthopaedic surgeon and a professor at the University of Florida Department of Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He also serves as a…
Stories and news
UF Health survey shows caregivers of youth baseball pitchers unaware of overuse guidelines
July 15, 2021
The human arm just isn’t designed to throw a baseball, whether it belongs to a major leaguer torching a batter with a 100 mph fastball or a 10-year-old whose…
College of Medicine, UF Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine Institute, +2 more
Year-round baseball in the South could lead to more injuries, according to UF Health research
March 26, 2015
Baseball pitchers are prone to elbow injuries, but pitchers who live or play in the South are at even more risk, a new University of Florida Health study…
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, +2 more
In pitching injuries, the elbow is connected to the hip bone
May 1, 2014
New University of Florida research suggests that a pitcher’s elbow injury could be linked to movement in the hips. Kevin W. Farmer, M.D., an assistant…
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation, +2 more
In the news
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Preliminary study links pitching elbow injuries to hip ROM
Today in PT May 9, 2014
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In pitching injuries, the elbow is connected to the hip bone
HealthCanal May 1, 2014